| 100% | ANDY | 4 | Red's pal in "The Shawshank Redemption" |
| 79% | ANDY | 4 | Red's friend in "The Shawshank Redemption" |
| 68% | FREEMAN | 7 | Morgan, who plays Red in The Shawshank Redemption |
| 66% | SEWER | 5 | ___ pipe (escape route in The Shawshank Redemption) |
| 65% | INMATES | 7 | Many characters in The Shawshank Redemption |
| 63% | POSTER | 6 | Print of Rita Hayworth in The Shawshank Redemption |
| 62% | HAYWORTH | 8 | Rita __ is a pin-up in The Shawshank Redemption |
| 56% | LILO | 4 | Stitch's pal in the movies |
| 56% | ERNEST | 6 | Frank's pal in the comics |
| 56% | ROLLO | 5 | Nancy's pal in the comics |
| 56% | ODIE | 4 | Garfield's pal in the funnies |
| 56% | PRISONBREAK | 11 | "The Shawshank Redemption" event, and what's hidden in four puzzle rows |
| 55% | ANDY | 4 | Tim Robbins's role in "The Shawshank Redemption" |
| 54% | CELL | 4 | Room in "The Shawshank Redemption" |
| 53% | WARDEN | 6 | Norton in "The Shawshank Redemption," for one |
| 52% | RAT | 3 | Mole's pal in "The Wind in the Willows" |
| 51% | MORGANFREEMAN | 13 | "The Shawshank Redemption" actor who co-starred with Tom Cruise in the science fiction film "Oblivion" (2 wds.) |
| 51% | ESCAPEE | 7 | Andy Dufresne in "The Shawshank Redemption," e.g. |
| 51% | DOC | 3 | Marty's pal in "Back to the Future" |
| 51% | BRO | 3 | Pal in the 'hood |
| 50% | SAL | 3 | Dean's pal in Kerouac's "On the Road" |
| 50% | POE | 3 | Finn's pal in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" |
| 50% | HAYWORTH | 8 | Rita __ and the Shawshank Redemption |
| 50% | ROLLO | 5 | Nancy's wealthy pal in the comics |
| 50% | ODIE | 4 | Garfield's pal, in the funnies |
| 50% | SLUGGO | 6 | Nancy's pal, in the comics |
| 50% | REN | 3 | Stimpy's pal, in the cartoons |
| 49% | FREEMAN | 7 | Morgan, star of The Shawshank Redemption |
| 49% | SAM | 3 | Jon Snow's pal in the Night's Watch on "Game of Thrones," for short |
| 48% | SARA | 4 | Jeremy's gal pal in the comic strip "Zits" |